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Over the past 50 years our relationship with our food has changed dramatically. We've nearly tripled our grain production (to over 2 billion tons/yr), quadrupled our meat consumption (to over 260 million tons), and switched to a genetically modified, fast food diet. Needless to say, this change has had an enormous impact on the world around us. Join us this Winter Quarter to discuss how the food we eat impacts the natural world and how the choices we make today will affect the world of tomorrow.
The goal of this quarterly “brown bag” seminar is to discuss some of the environmental issues facing the northwest and the world today, through an analysis of the books Fast Food Nation and Stolen Harvest. The seminar may include volunteer work, a field trip, and/or guest lectures.
To receive 1 credit for attending this seminar, sign up for Envsc 282 - Item #3479 in the BCC course catalog.
Instructors: Rob Viens (Environmental Science/Geology),
Kent Short (Oceanography/Meteorology)
(For information about this seminar, web page, or the environmental science
department at BCC contact Rob Viens at rviens@bcc.ctc.edu.)
Previous Seminars
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Autumn Quarter
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Winter Quarter
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Spring Quarter
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2005-6
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Fast Food & the Environment (Current) |
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2004-5
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2003-4
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2002-3
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2001-2
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Agriculture
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2000-1
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Water
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